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Public high school in Washington, D.C., United States

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts (established 1974) is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and dedicated to arts education.

One of the high schools of the District of Columbia Public School system, it is named for the Americanjazzbandleader and composerDuke Ellington, a native of Washington, D.C. The building formerly housed Western High School.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Graduates of the school are prepared to pursue an artistic and theatric occupation. In addition to completing the traditional public school college prep curriculum, students must audition for and complete studies in one of the following artistic areas: cinematic arts and media production, dance, museum studies, instrumental music, vocal music, theater, technical design and production, and visual arts.

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